[quote=“somedude,post:62,topic:39653"”]
its not easy? you are swaping one object that has a rotating output for another that is 20% more efficent. It isn’t hard. toyota just doesn’t have a diesel in their lineup anywhere so I understand why toyota doesn’t have one. Ford had diesels overseas that they could use in the escape hybrid and so does chrysler if chrysler were to makea hybrid.
all toyota would have to do is say hey VW I need 40,000 TDI 4 cylinders and VW would say GRRR I own almost everything here you go.
[/quote]
I’m no engineer, but it’s not that simple… the prius doesn’t just have a random motor off the rack. things like constant start stop and other crap factor in.
nissan has a cool system in the works that’s a diesel hybrid that charges a capacitor instead of using batteries.